Most PCs have a setting in the advanced portion of the BIOS settings that disables the puase on error "feature" to allow the machine to continue booting through POST errors. This should get you through. Also a junk video card (old MCAs can be had if you'll just pick them up) might be useful.
As if i would buy a compaq! This will only hurt them i buy a fair amount of equipmet and I haven't gone to a retail store for 2 years. If you bought it retail you paid to much!!
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Most PCs have a setting in the advanced portion of the BIOS settings that disables the puase on error "feature" to allow the machine to continue booting through POST errors. This should get you through. Also a junk video card (old MCAs can be had if you'll just pick them up) might be useful.
As if i would buy a compaq!
This will only hurt them i buy a fair amount of equipmet and I haven't gone to a retail store for 2 years.
If you bought it retail you paid to much!!
I agree - I have probobly 80 I bought after they sat out in the rain - most still work but I got them for a song